Zhang Chen sat in the Sunken Ghost Realm, his entire body still as the True Ghost aura within him was continuously replenished.
Although the upper limit of his True Ghost form had already expanded to 100%, the rate noticeably slowed once the total amount of True Ghost aura surpassed the 90% mark. It was not because the Sunken Ghost Realm lacked accumulated ghostly energy, but because Zhang Chen's body felt as though it had reached an intense full-load state.
At this rate, perhaps my soul will reach its maximum capacity before I attain 100%. The Soul Network will overflow, and my entire body will be completely destroyed. No matter how I dredge and regulate the Soul Network, it has no effect. The battle begins tonight. I must give it everything and push to the limit first.
91.7%... Sweat poured from Zhang Chen's entire body. Elizabeth, who was likewise absorbing ghostly energy and regulating her True Ghost state nearby, sensed the surrounding environment grow heavy. Even the ghostly energy drifting through the air became viscous. She could not help opening her eyes and looking at Zhang Chen beside her with concern.
93.5%... 'Crackle, crackle!' The bones throughout Zhang Chen's body began to pop without pause. Zhang Chen, who had been sitting cross-legged, shifted to one knee on the ground, his right hand braced against the earth as his five fingers fiercely clenched the soil.
95.1%... "Ah!"
As Zhang Chen broke through the critical point of 95%, the burden on his body reached its limit, and cracks of varying sizes appeared across his spiritual body. Zhang Chen immediately controlled the ghostly energy within the Sunken Ghost Realm to stop supplying him. He supported himself on the ground with both hands and gasped heavily.
"Looks like it wasn't as simple as I imagined."